得数到什么时候啊
“how long will it take to count?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么大
“This one is so big,”
得 数 到什么时候 啊
“how long will it take to count?”
不着急啊 小音
“No rush, Xiao Yin.”
“This is taking way too long, I don't want to do this anymore.”
In Chinese family or informal dynamics, expressing exasperation aloud is common and often met with patient soothing from elders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how long until... / when will... ever end
Use this rhetorical pattern to vent frustration about an ongoing, tedious chore or delay.
Softens the rhetorical question into an emotional complaint or sigh.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How long will it take you to solve it?”
“What number was I on? No, what are you talking about?”
“At a time like this,”
“That's all, boarding.”
“Do you have the time?”
“[Gu] What time is it already? Why haven't they arrived yet?”